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OJEU notice for advance civils works at five central London Crossrail stations
Crossrail Ltd has today submitted an OJEU notice for advance civils works at five central London Crossrail stations.
03.03.2010The central section of the railway will run via Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street and Whitechapel Stations. This notice is for the construction of civil advance works at these stations, excluding Paddington, that are required to be completed before tunnel works commence at these locations.
The scopes of these works include piling, diaphragm walling, shaft construction and associated civils works.
Crossrail competition invites design undergrads to develop concept for station platform seat
Crossrail with partners, Atkins, Grimshaw and GIA equation, has launched a design competition which challenges undergraduates to develop a concept design for a station platform seat. The winning designer will be selected by an expert panel and offered a one year fixed term contract with Atkins.
"The competition provides a unique, career boosting opportunity for young designers to participate in a project which is set to lead the way in future transport infrastructure design," explains Terry Morgan, Crossrail's Chairman. With few practical restrictions for the concept seat design, final year undergraduate design students are being encouraged to unlock their creative thinking. "We want to inspire ideas," adds Peter Morley, Atkins' Project Manager.
Read more »Crossrail welcomes London Assembly report "Light at the end of the tunnel"
Crossrail Limited today welcomed the London Assembly Transport Committee's report "Light at the end of the Tunnel - The construction of Crossrail".
Rob Holden, Crossrail Chief Executive said: "Crossrail notes with interest the London Assembly Transport Committee's report on the Crossrail programme "Light at the end of the tunnel" published today. We welcome the Committee's cross-party support for Crossrail and its recognition of the project's long-term economic benefits to the capital and the whole of the UK.
Read more »Crossrail lorry drivers trained to put cycle safety first
Approximately 3,500 professional drivers to receive safety awareness training through the duration of Crossrail's seven year construction programme
Crossrail has introduced a training programme for every lorry driver, regularly working on the construction of Crossrail, to be trained on how to drive carefully near cyclists. The programme aims to give drivers the skills they need to navigate London's busy roads safely. It is estimated that over the next seven years approximately 3,500 professional drivers will complete the tailored training course, which has been developed in consultation with cycling and road safety campaign groups and is supported by the freight industry. Transport Minister Rt Hon Sadiq Khan MP said: "Crossrail will generate tens of thousands of jobs and inject at least £20 billion into the UK economy, while boosting rail transport capacity in London by 10 per cent. "Building Crossrail will require large quantities of materials to be brought into the capital by road.
Read more »Final running tunnelling contract advertised by Crossrail
Crossrail Limited has today invited expressions of interest for the third and final running tunnel contract for the Crossrail project.
The notice for Package C310 - Thames Tunnel was published in the OJEU and comprises the construction of twin 6m diameter bored tunnels from Plumstead Portal to North Woolwich Portal. The length of each drive is approximately 2.6 km. The scope of work includes, but is not limited to: Review designs during the pre-construction period to improve buildability and to mitigate risk; Construction of the tunnels extending beneath the Thames, sumps for tunnel drainage, cross passages, a shaft at Plumstead, portal structures and launch chambers at Plumstead and North Woolwich including head house structures, ramps, diaphragm wall, escape and intervention stairs, flood protection and associated heritage commitments; The design (including provision of inputs necessary for CRL to obtain local planning consents) and construction and eventual removal of a segment manufacturing facility local to the Plumstead Portal worksite. Rob Holden, Crossrail's CEO said: "This is an important day for the programme.
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